MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS AND TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXII, Issue 90, 25 April 1898, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS AND TELEGRAMS.

[United Press Association j WELLINGTON. April 23. The city rates this year shows au increase of a halfpenny. In 80m e items there is a decrease, but the drainage loan necessitates an inorease of from 3Jd tos4d. The Finance Committee report that there is no probability of a further inorease, and that if the valuation for the city continued to rise the rates may be reduced. It has been decided to (again offer tho Counoil Chnmbers and site for sale. The Mayor, the Town Clerk, nnd the City purveyor have been authorised to negotiate for a settlement of Messrs Bing, . Harris and Co.'s claim for dams-ires by sewage. ° ' Inspectors of machinery who hava hitherto been under tha Public Works Department, are now placed under the control of the Marine Department. Certificates havo been received from Hong Kong stating that two Chinese women who recently arrived in New Zealand wera married there, and the Cabinet has decided to refund the £ 100 poll tax. The Government, in answer to tho South Australian Government, has deoided to adhere to its decision in favour of a Paoifio cable against one vfil the Cape. The Government has declined to be represented at the Coolgardie Exhibition, on the ground that the exhibits are wanted for tbe Auckland Exhibition. The Goar Meat Company's tender for tbe supply of about 80.000 lbs of tinned meats to the army in India has been accepted. AUCKLAND, April 23, George Hyatt, on six chargea of aiy grog selling, a breach of the Stamp Act on hia premises, for selling beer illegally, and selling beer on unlicensed premises, pleaded guilty to sly grog aß i*f Dg( was fined for breaoh of the Stamp Act and convicted on all charges. A telegram has been received notifying that ths Government has authorised the payment of olaims for refund of duly certified by the Collector of Customs for the Queen-street Wharf Harbonr Board's warehonse fire. Francis McD&irett, a milkman, has been missing from Opotinui since Sunday, -fhe man has a wife and family, A search party has been out, aad has been unsuo•assfal, DUNEDIN, This Day • c A start Will be made at once with savine *7-: - ibe cargo of wool.on tho Laira, whioh waa 7;*** rank in tbe collision with the Wakathm 77 . WELLINGTON, THs D^*7 7* .The Government has deoided to mksAMt lew. dormitory at Porirua Asylum aJ^7?<S iost of £1000, and to devoto.the f 1700 t6*^# be renovation of GoverDnient>'H6*i'g&-f# iuokland, ''.*2>'H'Pss In consequence of the reoomineaaaW#S f ,the Maori murderer, Enoka,7to'ni§E;iM be Executive Connoil InfenMtolfi^^ sport, from Mr -Joßtloe • Ci«plM Wow'^S om pg to a d ««W I «»'-7*/HSfpM^^^«